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Husband and Washing Machine

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MarianneSolong · 11/05/2015 10:32

This morning my daughter was going off to school and husband (retired) going off for a day's walking with friends. I am off to work at 11.45. Just as daughter and husband were preparing to leave I opened the washing machine - load done overnight and a whole lot of water gushed out. I then closed the door tried to see if I could spin the washing dry. No spinning but this activated the mechanism which locked the door. I discovered the manual and realised my best chance of getting the washing out might be to drain the machine, by getting out the panel at the bottom and unplugging the hose.

At this point my husband appeared and asked if I needed a hand. As it's a one person job - cramped area by sink/kettle etc, I said no. He then asked if it would be possible at some point before he left for him to boil a kettle to fill his flask with coffee.

At this point I got really cross with him, and said it was incredibly selfish to have asked as he could see I was busy trying to sort a problem. (We're going away tomorrow so it's not an ideal time to fix repairs.) Did he really need coffee as it's a warm day - it was hardly urgent? His line was that as he'd asked if I needed help and I had said no, it was perfectly reasonable to have then asked whether he'd be able to get his coffee sorted.

What do you think?

OP posts:
thetroubleis · 11/05/2015 18:54

Probably a bit late, but YouTube is brilliant for basic repair instructions!

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/05/2015 18:54

I think Mermaid that the collective MN hive mind has worked out that the OP sounds stressed, really unhappy and in need of some support (as well as being U). For once, people haven't shouted at her and called her a harridan. That's good, isn't it?

GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 11/05/2015 19:05

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/05/2015 19:07

She appears to have buggered off anyway so I'm sure it's all fallen on deaf ears. Her poor DH, cowering with his cold flask. Grin

GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 11/05/2015 19:23

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MrsTerryPratchett · 11/05/2015 19:26
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mikado1 · 11/05/2015 19:31

Can see how you snapped at the time but think overall you took your frustration with the (very annoying) situation out on him. Yabu.

SummerHouse · 11/05/2015 19:34

I speak as someone who can be horrible to my dp and children. Op if you come back I think you need to detach and be open to some of the comments on here. Ignore some too as people are always too harsh. But you were very mean. And I am sorry for the hard time you are having. But all that aside you were mean. If you can see this then you might be better able to address it and you will be a happier and better person. Its what I try to do every day and fail constantly

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